jpdb beta

betting; gambling

2

daily set meal; daily special; plat du jour

1

meal ticket

1

bed

1

magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio

2

sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break

1

many children; large family

1

therefore; for that reason; such being the case

1

common sense; common knowledge; common understanding

1

sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical

1

unpacking (esp. after moving house)

2

milk chocolate

2

standard

2

to be particular about one's food; to have a discriminating palate

1

to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)

1

to droop

2

great; grand; extensive; large-scale

2

one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime

2

brilliant; splendid; glorious; magnificent; spectacular

1

to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent

1

ability to attract customers

1

to sniff out; to get wind of

1

consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance

1

to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse

1

where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually

4

nonsense; no meaning; meaningless

1

kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer

3

to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten

8

sense of stability

1

failing to properly evaluate the (relative) importance (of); putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the cause for the end; mistaking the insignificant for the essential; getting one's priorities backwards

2

satisfying; pleasing; gratifying

1

one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity

1

loss in weight (esp. body weight); weight reduction; loss in quantity; reduction of quantity

5

plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme

4

gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK

1

to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile

2

ghost-writing

1

immediately; right away; on the spot

1

proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge

1

body; body blow (in boxing)

1

to look away; to avert one's eyes

1

dried sardines (held together by a bamboo skewer or string piercing the eye sockets)

1

somewhat below; slightly below

1

work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device

1

on the bone (meat, etc.); unboned; skeletal system; skeleton

1

feeling of a full stomach after a meal; satisfaction of having a full stomach

1

salt; salt content

2

secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick

2

to pass; to pass by

1

to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere

1